U.S produces 175 tons of Gold till Sep-2012

With the September addition, US gold production till September last year climbed to 5,626,380 ounces, (175,000 Kg), slighly lower from same period of 2011.

WASHINGTON(BullionStreet): US gold production climbed marginally to hit 659,000 troy ounces in September last year, according to US Geological Survey.

The USGS said it was slight improvement from August's 655,875 troy ounces.

With the September addition, US gold production till September last year climbed to 5,626,380 ounces, (175,000 Kg), slighly lower from same period of 2011.

Nevada remained the leading producer among US states with a production of 4,276,049 ounces, accounting for 76 percent of the total output while Alaska produced 11% at 614,079 ounces.

The average daily gold production for U.S. mines in September 2012 was 21,958 ozs compared with 21,123 ounces per day for August, 20,544 ozs for year-to-date 2012, and 20,608 ozs) for the full year 2011.